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Stavely is a town in
southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. In 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017.Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
on
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and east of
Willow Creek Provincial Park Willow Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada. The ''Wilson Creek Natural Area'' is an extension of the park. It is located in the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, northwest of the Town of Claresholm. I ...
.


History

Stavely was named for
Alexander Staveley Hill Alexander Staveley Hill (21 May 1825 – 25 June 1905) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1868 to 1900, representing Coventry, Staffordshire West and Kingswinford. Hill was born i ...
, Managing Director of the Oxley Ranching Company that was founded in 1882 by John R Craig on 100,000 acres of grazing rights. The
Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canad ...
once ran through the town. Its closure led to the removal of all but one of Stavely's grain elevators. The people of Stavely and area are proud of their friendliness and community spirit.


Demographics

In the
2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Stavely had a population of 544 living in 269 of its 287 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 541. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Stavely recorded a population of 541 living in 265 of its 290 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 505. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.


Arts and culture

Stavely is known as the home of the ''Stavely Indoor Rodeo''. Founded in 1929, it is the world's first indoor rodeo. In 1996 the miniseries ''
In Cold Blood ''In Cold Blood'' is a non-fiction novel by American author Truman Capote, first published in 1966. It details the 1959 murders of four members of the Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas. Capote learned of the ...
'' was filmed in Stavely. In 2012 the community celebrated its 100th birthday.


Attractions

The town has a 9-hole golf course named the Stavely Golf Club. It was one of the few remaining sand green golf courses in Canada until the sand greens were recently converted to artificial greens. Other recreation venues and facilities include an arena, archery lanes, a recreational vehicle campground, a ball diamond and parks. Stavely is also home to a museum. The Pine Coulee Reservoir, a popular place for recreation and camping, is west of Stavely. Clear Lake recreation area (camping/water sports) is located 19 km east of Stavely. Willow Creek Municipal Park (campground) is located 16 km west of Stavely.


Education

Stavely's only school, Stavely Elementary School, teaches local children from Kindergarten through Grade 6. The school was renovated in 2002, and its school motto is ''Every Child Shines.'' Prior to the 2002 renovation, grades 7-9 students attended A. J. Nowicki Jr. High School, which has been demolished. The Stavely Education Foundation has been established to assist former students with the costs of post-secondary education.


Community services

The following is a list of the Town of Stavely's volunteer community organizations and service groups. *B.P.O.Elks Lodge #112 *O.O.R.P. Lodge #99 *Beaver I.O.O.F. Lodge #27 *Masonic Lodge *Museum Society of Stavely & District *Silverleaf Rebekah Lodge #99 *Stavely & District Agricultural Society *Stavely & District Youth Society *Stavely Archery Lane *Glen Keeley Memorial Bull Riding Committee *Stavely Community Chest *Stavely Community Hall Board *Stavely Figure Skating Club *Stavely Golden Age Centre *Stavely Golf Club *Stavely Indoor Pro Rodeo Committee *Stavely Local Initiatives *Stavely Minor Hockey *Stavely Municipal Library *Stavely Pheasant Derby *Stavely Stampeders 4-H Light Horse Club *Stavely/Parkland 4-H Beef Club *United Church Women *Willow Creek Cowboy Poetry & Music Society *Stavely Fire Department


See also

*
List of communities in Alberta The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal distr ...
*
List of towns in Alberta A town is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta towns are created when communities with populations of at least 1,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller tha ...


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* {{Authority control 1903 establishments in the Northwest Territories Populated places established in 1903 Towns in Alberta